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Here is an earlier selection of Your Messages to the team:
Salty from Auckland
Great tactics and brilliant sailing in flukey conditions. As one who has done the time on the water this is riveting stuff to watch. Congratulations on where you have come thus far, in particular to Grant Dalton for reigniting the dream and to the whole team ashore and on the water. The best is yet to come.
Roslyn
To The Boys On Luna Rossa: Good Sailing Boys.Is such a shame that only one team can challenge the defenders..You have done so well thus farand I hope you tke comfort in knowing that you knocked the Americans off their perch.To The Boys on NZ. Good on ya..Bring it on home to me.
cherie
Go team New Zealand keep up the great work
Brisbane
Another Kiwi spending the winter in Australia and facing nil media coverage here on the Americas Cup. Might be an idea to place an Australian in Team New Zealand next time.
Dan
Go Boys! Bring it Home!
Dave
Just a couple of boats, a few waves, maybe a penguine, bohah the mohah the ding dang dong!
Bobo from Whakatane.
One more to go Kia Kaha.
Sue - Bayswater
Great stuff Team NZ. NZs very proud of you. All the best for the remaining races.
student Forresthill northshore
Go team nz u ROCK
Grandad Taupo
What wonderful sailing and amazing technology, I watch the Italians great boat handling and applaud their skill and determination. I am just so very proud that there is a better Team sailing against them. Thank you Emirates Team New Zealand for such a fantastic performance, see you back at the Viaduct Basin!
sally forrest hill school north shore
go to the finals!! We will always cheer you up. you are the one in new zealand racing your boats.go and get the cup!then, race with the Alinghi's and win the america's cup!!race your boat to win!!you have come up to the top!you can't lose like this!you can't!try your best and go to vs alinghi's!it dosen't really matter if you lose because you tried your best!!wish you luck~!!!
Dave from Auckland
Inspirational stuff guys, you are making us all proud in that magic Waka92, hoping you can sustain that confidence and focus all the way to the top. Already your sponsors could not have made a better investment. All the best from the city of sails.
Vinaka from Queensland
Here we are enjoying winter in Oz but oh dear !! no Americas Cup coverage at all from Sky, Austar or any local channels ... what's going on in the world, an Ozzie Captain on the Italian boat, Alan Bond back in the news and no Cup coverage at all.
Tired!!
Well im exhausted after getting up each night to watch the racing! Cant wait for the big parade down Queen Street boys! Bring it on home!
PJ
You Guys Rock, Awesome Sailing Team New Zealand keep up the fantastic team work.
Scooby (Bay of Plenty)
The podium at the Maritime Museum is dusted and awaiting the arrival of the Cup.Bring it home
Dawn
Guys, You are proving that you are worthy opponents for Alinghi. Just goes to show - given the right tools you can do the damage!
BAZZA from Brisbane
Bring it down under - (I mean all the way) and the kiwi's can fill up the trophy cupboard again
Jenny (Rotorua)
Night after night we get up and each morning it gets a little harder to focus on the day ahead but we start it with delight for the wonderful racing you've given us! We are so impressed by the teamwork and polished performance, and the understated demeanor. Dean your starts have been amazing. Kia Kaha guys, you make us proud!
Excited supporter
Sensational, Team NZ!! Watching you sail with such panache is exciting, seeing you win is thrilling.
Bahamas Naasau PI
One more to go. Come back to NZ baby, best wishes for the last one , guys well done
Sue Abbott
From an ex-pat Kiwi in San Diego. Go Kiwis -Team Emirates I know you can do it.
Pidge from Onehunga
Kia Kaha you good things! Knackered with having to get up each morning to go and teach small children after each race day but wouldn't miss your races for anything. Don't really mind if you lose every race after this ( well... maybe just a little?) you have made us soooooo proud with your achievements and attitude already. Arohanui to you all.
Maxine on the Gold Coast
Too hot for red sox, but I pretend I'm wearin' them. Pete would be proud!!! Bring it home!Again.
Tod Benson
Good luck in the finals!
Beb from whinging australia country
kia kaha Team NZ you have done us proud already kiwis are renowned for their humbleness good luck and god bless. Happy kiwi.
its-macman (University of Otago)
I like the fact you keep me up until the early hours. May it continue as long as possible :-)
Lorraine (Auckland.)
Well done, I have been staying up late to watch all your races and you never fail to amaze me, the way you all pull together as a team.You are doing so wonderfully well and we here at home are so proud to call you ours! To Dean, you are an amazing young man and so talented in your area of expertise as are all your crew. Bring it home!
Bruce Enns
What an awesome combination of management, boat design, coupled with a group of sailors that truly know what team work is, and displays the desire to excel under extreme pressure. As the country that brought honesty and integrity to the AC, New Zealand stands alone right at the top. Godspeed Emirates Team New Zealand.
Ehemara(Whangarei)
Awsome sailing Team New Zealand I recon the Loui Vitton Cup is aready yours good luck on the finals.Looking forward to the American Cup duel with Alingi. Great teamwork and atitude, keep it up.
Judith (USA)
You are doing great team NZ. I look forward to watching you race every morning you are racing. I am living in the USA and I am a kiwi. Keep up the good sailing go boys go bring home the cup again to NZ. I am so proud of you all.
Teik Ee (Malaysia)
Bringing back the America's Cup from Switzerland to NZ is like freeing Keiko from it's aquarium pool into the home waters. From a Malaysian who spent his college days in Auckland, my prayers and hopes goes out to Dean and his team for a successful campaign.
Smithy
Go Kiwi go.
Tony Casey from Auckland Business Coaches
From a team of 52 business owners who are 100 per cent supporters and passionate Kiwi's doing lots of yelling and screaming back here in NZ!Well done for the results so far. Go forth and conquer! We encourage you to celebrate the milestones.
Behr
To the boys on the black boat, Kia Kaha boys, we are with you all the way. It is getting a little hard having to get up in the morning to go to work. These late nights are killing us. We will be there watching you one race at a time once this game is over there is only 1 game left the big one, we will be with you all the way. We know you can do it, we feel it in the bottom of our souls. Go hard boys and from all the way back here we are with you all the way.
Lisa (Auckland)
Team NZ makes my heart burst with pride. Not only are they excellent sailors, but also show good sportsmanship towards the other competitors. Team NZ is one of the many things that makes me proud to be a Kiwi.
. Ex Kiwi living on the Sunshine Coast (Qld Australia)
"Let's bring the cup home" Go Kiwis you can do it. Kia Kaha.
Derek
Kiwi, Kiwi, go go go, go like Elvis, go go go.
Nick O
You make us proud!Go Team NZ!
Micheal Warren
Great Work Team New Zealand! Keep up the fantastic work. We are all behind you. Lets bring the cup home!
Chippie
Go you good things, proud to be a kiwi watching you guys sail. Good luck & may the Force be with you.
Charles and Diane from Rotorua
Its worth the effort getting up to watch our great guys winning.Might be a bit harder on this race no 4 I imagine after the break.
John (Wellington)
You have already done us all proud - everything from now is icing on the cake. Sail hard.
Working class man (Auckland)
Team NZ is the stuff. Grant and the team can certainly demonstrate how dedication, planning and execution can lead to winning. I hope the All Blacks can take note.
Paul
do we get our $30 mill back if they don't win?
Megan
Congratulations ETNZ on coming this far.I am still wearing my red socks!
Ian Morine
Luna Rossa forever you should go and squeeze your sour lemon somewhere else. You are suffering from a bad case of the "losing blues" (or sour grapes if you prefer). Team NZ is doing extremely well, despite the fact they have spent far less money than any of the other teams and it's all down to good 'ol Kiwi ingenuity which will win out everytime over the big buck spending of the millionaires, which Alingi will find out soon enough also. It is wonderful that the Team NZ supporters have gone to Valencia to support our team from all over Europe, I just wish I could be there also, I'm envious.Go Team NZ bring the America's Cup home, then and only then can we lay some very sour ghosts to rest once and for all.
Loretta (Bahamas ex NZ)
I am in trouble Italian by birth, New Zealander by choice. Do I have any trouble in choosing? No way! I travelled to NZ for the last America's cup and my heart broke at all the bad luck,and will not mention rats abandoning ship. I am watching from Nassau and I am so full of joy ,the cup belongs in NZ and you guys deserve it I am but a little person but I must add my good wishes to the long list of supporters. I am actually thinking of running to the nearest airport to get to Valencia. Way to go.
Kiwiusa (Tahoe USA)
Hey I finally found a site where I could get the news. Good luck black boat.
gaV
Go luna rossa! Go Allingi!
Isy Kennedy
Go Go Go Team New Zealand - never take your eye off the ball - focus, focus, focus. Special wishes to Rob Waddell.
Prasanna (North Shore)
Go Team NZ, bring the cup back to NZ - that is the only thing that will bring waterfront back to life again and that is the best tribute we can pay to Sir Peter Blake.
Grant Keymer
Race 3 of the LV Final was just awesome! It was like you had found another gear. Fantastic teamwork as well -- those big spinnakers whiz up and down as though they are rocket-powered! Keep up the great work guys, we are loving every minute.
Lynette
Great sailing Team NZ- go go goooooooo!
Gisborne
Still a long way to go before securing the Americas cup, dont lose focus and keep the rest of us proud and do not let the sponsors nominate their city unless it is situated on New Zealand shores!
Kiwi Col (Auckland)
Great going so far guys, keep up the great work, we are proud of you all. Goooo Dean.
Peny
Congratulations to Team New Zealand. Dean keep the great starts going, and the crew congratulations on great team work. We are enjoying every minute and look forward to watch still more wins.
Peekay
Go you Kiwi Mates - I'm in Gold Coast, The Aussie's don't want to know about the America's Cup, they have somewhat shut themselves up. There is no publications here at all for the hard work you guys are putting up there. Show the Aussie what a small country with the Shy Kiwis can do for the world.Good Luck Team NZ,I will be following the race from Gold Coast. all the best. Bring home the cup.
Kiwiusa
Hey I finally found a site where I could get the news..good luck black boat from Tahoe CA.
Ben Van Beek & family
To Grant, Dean and the whole team.You are doing a wonderful job. Keep it up, you are doing us proud. Every success for remainder of series.
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